Washing apparatus.



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GEORGE WL CONNOR, OF REAR WALLOW, NORTH CAROLINA.

'WAsHiNG APPARATUS.

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The invention relatesto a washing apparatus, and more particularly to improve.

ments in the type of machine construction set forth in Letters issued to me July 30, 1912. -f

The primary object of the invention is the provision of an apparatus of this character wherein the circulation art rotary motion to a clothes receiving cylinder so that the fluid will permeate clothes contained therein for the thorough washing thereof and also the bleachingtof. the saine.A

Another object of the invention is theprovision of an apparatus of `this character wherein the circulating fluid is utilized for a washing cylinder whichk is driven under the action of the fluid, the inotion of the cylinder may be impart-ed to ma-v A chinery or other parts for operating'r-the ratus, the fluid when same.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an apparatus of this character the circulating path of the fluid to collect from the water the y ter and theieby preventsuch' matter yfrom affecting the clothes while being thordughly cleaned during the operation of the 4appaagain entering't-he cylinder containing the clothesbei-ng thoroughly filtered to free the sanne'froml dirt and foreign matter.

A still further objectk of the invention the provision of an'apparatus of this character wherein a fluid turbine is operated under the action of the circulating also directed into a clothes Washing cylinder for the cleansing of the clothestherein' and the bleaching of the same, the turbine being designed especially for imparting rotation to machinery or the like for the driving of the same.

A still further object of the inventiony is the provision of an apparatus of this character which is of novel form'and vwhich can be utilized for imparting power to machinery or the like and also which may be utilized for the washing and bleaching of clothes.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentlNo. 1,034,206,

of fluid serves toimcommunicates with medium is disposed in dirt` or any .foreign matj front wall of the fluid lwhich is A still further'object of the invention is the provision ofan apparatus of this character which is extremely simple in construction, reliable and efficient in operation, and inexpensive in manufacture; l With these and other objects in' view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully described, .illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings z-Figure l is a vertical` longitudinal sectional View through an apparatus constructed in accordancewiththe invention. F ig'. 2 is a sectional viewjon the Patented Hay 16,'1916.

Application filed August 12, 1913. Serial No. 784,373. Y

line 2-2 of Fig.y 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional viewv on the line 3-3 of Fig.- 1. Fig. fl is a sec-l tional view on the v5 is a sectional view through the turbine line 4-4 of Fig. 1. Fig.

casing ofthe apparatus.l

Similar reference characters indicate cor' responding parts throughout the severa1- views in therdrawings. n Referring to the drawings in detail, the apparatus comprises a receptacle or tank A havino beneath itsmain bottom 5 a combus-y tion chamber l6', thefforward end of which a lire box 7 while'its rear end communicates with a discharge flue 8, the walls 9 of the said chamber 6 being suitably fixed to the receptacle or tank A to form a unitary structure. Provided in the fireboxr 7 is a suitable doorway 10 whereby fuel can be introduced into the said firebox, the doorway being closed by means of a door 11 which is mounted on the front wall of the fire box in any desirable manner. The main bottom 5 of the receptacle'or tank A near its front end is formed with a depending portion providing a trough 12, while journaled for rotation interiorly of the receptacle or tank A is a clothes receiving cylinder 13 formed at its periphery with buckets 14, the same being spaced apart to provide slots 15 therebetween, the

. axle 16 of the said cylinder 13 being iourwhile its opposite end is formed with an upwardly curved guide extension 20 adaptedto direct the current of Huid in th(` direction of' the buckets 1`L onthe cylinder 13 so that the impact of the fluid will rotate the latter during the operation of' the apparatus.

Arranged within the receptacle or tank A is a vertical partition21. the lower end of which terminates spaced from the supplementalA bottoni 1T, whileits upper end is united to the top of' the said receptacle or tank,.thc .partition beingyformed with a se ries of openings 23 adapted to he controlled.

h v means of' a gate 24 which is formed with openings 25 adapted to registerriviththe openings 23. and in this manner the Huid dis charged from the buckets will `be controlled so as to reduce or increase the speed ofrotation of the cylinder 13 as will he clearlyl through the main bottom 5 of the receptacle y or tank A and are positionedin the space bev tweenthe extension20 and the plate. 26 so 'that fluid passing into the tubes`27v will be delivered in" a jet to the buckets 1i for impelling the cylinder 13, which 1s formed with a hinged door 29 so that access may be had thereto lfor the introduction of clothesr therein or'the removal of the said clothes therefrom. Y

l Arranged within the Afire box 7 is a water heating coil 30, the same serving as a grate for the fuel and also extendsinto the combustion chamber 6, .the portion of the coil extendedk within the latter being superin1 posed upon the tubesp27, oneend ofthe coil beingA connected to a coupling 31 which isl tapped into the end wall of the trough 12 so that fluid therein Will be admitted to the coil 30. k*The opposite end ofthe coil 30|is suitablyy fastened to a casing 32 which is fixed exteriorly to the receptacle `or tank and has arranged therein the respective intermediate turbine wheel and the turbine wheels 34, which latter are disposed at oppositesides of the Wheel 33, one wheel 3% being fixed to the axle 16 of the cylinder 13, and the other to the said cylinder so asto rotatein unison, while the wheel 33 vis held stationary within the casing 32 in any suitable manner. y p The Wheels 33 and` are formed withperipheral impact blades or vanes 35 so that iluid delivered into the casing 32 froml the coil 3 0 will act directly upon the Yanes 35 for the driving of the wheels 34, thereby as the forward end portion ot' the 'sisting in the rotation of the cylinder 13,-

cylinder can he imparted to machinery or the likelfor the driving of the same.

t )n rotation of the cylinder 13 the buckets 14 when filled with water serve to rotate the same so that the weight of the fluid therein aids in the rotation of the said cylinder for av portion of each revolution thereof.

In the top 22 of the receptacle or tank A is formed a filling opening 37Which is provided with a removable cover 38 so that through this opening fluid can be introduced into the receptacle or tank. Arranged in receptacle or tank A is a 'rearwardly inclined reticulated filtering element 39 which is disposed in the circulatingcourse of the fluid and the said element extends entirely across the recep# v tacle or tank so that it will remove all .dirt

cleaning of the clothes held therein during the working of the apparatus. Thus it will be seen that'thefiltered fluid will be again conducted through the coil 30 and tubes 27 to the cylinder and also the filtered fluid will pass'through the circulating space or chamberflS tothe said cylinder. The front wall 40 of the receptacle or tank A extends vdownwardly and forwardly and merges into the frontwall of the trough 12, and by reason of thisv construction the fluid will be prevented from splashing 4upwardly and outwardly through the open portion 41 'and the top of the receptacle or tank, the current of the fluid being directed downwardly into wall of thesaid receptacle or tank.

of the cylinder 13 contiguous to the turbine 'wheel34 is formed with a series of' openof fluid ings which permits'the inflow therethrough into the cylinder after its impact against the varies on the said wheel 34. The wall of the receptacle or tank A throughout the area of' the casing 32 is cut away so as not to interfere with the flow of the Huid from the turbine wheels and 34 in the direction of the cylinder.

l The inner end of the ycombustion chamber 6 connecting it with the ue 8 is contracted at 43 so that the products of combustionare thoroughly utilized for the heating 'ofthe tubes 27 the coil 30 and the receptable or tank A before the products of combustion are dispensed into the flue, and by reason of ythis contracted portion 43 the discharge of after fuel is placed within the fire box 7 and i l the said cylinder.

ignited. The products of combustion from the fuel will play upon the coil 30, the tubes 27 and the receptacle or tank A, and when the water reaches the boiling point the same will be agitated, thereby setting up currents, these currents being directed through the chamber 18, tubes 27 and coil 20 so that the fluid will act upon the cylinder 13 and the vanes of the turbine wheels 33 and 34:, thereby rotating the said wheels 34k for drawing The water while circulating will penetrate the clothes within the cylinder 13 for the thorough washing and bleaching of the same, and on the rotation of the turbine wheel 34 the power therefrom can be utilized for driving machinery or the like. When operating the gate Qa'tlie circulating'water can be retarded or let out more freely, thus controllingl the rotation of the cylinder 13 for decreasing or increasing the speed of rotation thereof.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction and manner of operation of the device will be clearly understood, and therefore a more extended explanation has been omitted.

lV hat is claimed is 1. A washing machine comprising a receptacle having a depending portion providing a trough near one end, a clothes receiving cylinder rotatably journaled within said receptacle and having peripheral buckets spaced from each other to provide slots each bucketl being formed with an outer wall angularly disposed and an inner outwardly ribbed portion spaced from'said wall to provide a pocket, a supplemental bottom arranged parallel with and spaced above the main bottom of the receptacle, a downturned portion formed at one end of the supplemental bottom and eX- tended within theV trough, an upwardly curved portion formed at the Opposite end of the supplemental bottom, a vertical partition located within the receptacle and terminating vspaced from the supplemental bottom. a deflector plate within the receptacle spaced from the upwardly curved end of the supplemental bottom, and arched correspondingly to the periphery of the cylinder, a rearwardly inclined reticulated filtering element extending from one end to the supplemental bottom te be located between said end and the partition, and means for ejecting fluid 'from the trough to the buckets at a point between the supplemental bottom and the deflector plate. y

L, A washing machine comprising a receptacle having a depending portion providing a trough near one end, a clothes receiving cylinder rotatably journ'aled within said receptacle and having peripheral buckets spaced from each other to provide slots therebetween, each bucket beingformed with an outer wall angularly disposed and an inner outwardly ribbed portion spaced from said wall to provide a pocket, a supplemental bottom arranged parallel with and spaced above the main bottom of the receptacle, a down-turned portion formed at one end of the supplemental bottom and extended within the trough, an upwardly curved portion formed at the opposite end of the supplemental bottom, a vertical partition located within the receptacle and terminating spaced from the supplemental bottom, a delector plate within the receptacle spaced from the upwardly curved end of thek supplemental bottom, and arched correspondingly to the periphery of the cylinder, a rearwardly inclined reticulated ilteringelement extending from one end tothe supplementalbottom to be located between said end and the partition, means for ejecting fluid from the trough to the buckets at a point between the supplemental bottom and the deflector plate, the said partition being formed with a plurality of perforations, and agate slidably supported on the partition for controlling the perforations.

In testimony whereof I aliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE Tw. CONNOR.

' Witnesses:

E. EDMONSTON, Jr., F. C. PARKER. 

